Kenya - Pay property Tax

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Procedure

In Person

• Carry the property tax invoice to the municipal office of your area
• Pay the amount in cash at the counter
• You will get an acknowledgement for your payment, keep it handy

Online

• Using a browser, enter the URL of your district municipality.
• Select the area, assessment code, or property tax details as listed in the website and then proceed to make the payment based on the payment mode (Mpesa mobile money,Credit Card, Debit Card, Internet Banking, Pay pal).
• A receipt is generated for your payment, save it to your desktop or laptop for reference or you can print it.

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Required Documents

You will require the property tax invoice details to pay the amount.

Office Locations & Contacts

Kenya Revenue Authority- Head Office
Times Tower, 19th Floor,
Haile Selassie Avenue
P.O. Box 30742
Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel. 310900, 2813068 , 2813160 , 2812011.
Fax: 253532,240929 ,315987
Email: [email protected]
Website: Kenya Revenue Authority website

KRA Desk - Huduma Center Huduma Center Locations

i - Tax Protal i-Tax Portal

Eligibility

You should be a Kenyan citizen and your age should be of 18 years.

Fees

The rates for these charges and fees vary from province to province in Kenya.

The property tax amount is calculated based on the residential area. So, it varies from one property type to other.

Where the income earner is a corporation, the corporate tax rate in Kenya is thirty per cent (30%) of the annual profit of the corporation; and where the income earner from a property transaction is an individual or a registered business enterprise or partnership, the graduated tax rate is twenty-five per cent (25%) for individuals earning Kshs.3,200,000 and above, per annum.

Validity

The property tax document is valid for one year only. Every year, you should renew it.

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Instructions

• You can pay property tax in person and online.
• You should have valid property tax particulars.

The consent of the Local Governor of every District is therefore required for any transfer of any interest in any land (real property) situated in urban areas;

Required Information

The property tax particular is required to pay the property tax.

Need for the Document

In Kenya, the Rating Act allows local authorities to tax either land or land and improvements (e.g., buildings.

All property Rates in Kenya are currently levied only on land.

The owner of an apartment, land, building has to pay the property tax to the Government of Kenya. The governing authority of the jurisdiction levies the tax to the owner in which the property is located.

There are various taxes that apply to real estate or real property transactions in Kenya. The common public representation or perception that there are no real property or real estate taxes in Kenya is not correct.

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External Links

http://www.ardhi.go.ke/default/index.php

http://www1.worldbank.org/publicsector/decentralization/June2003Seminar/Kenya.pdf

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